diff --git a/asset/asset.go b/asset/asset.go
index ad5ba6839..661267f2c 100644
--- a/asset/asset.go
+++ b/asset/asset.go
@@ -918,49 +918,96 @@ type GroupVirtualTx struct {
 	TweakedKey btcec.PublicKey
 }
 
-// GroupKeyReveal is a type for representing the data used to derive the tweaked
-// key used to identify an asset group. The final tweaked key is the result of:
-// TapTweak(groupInternalKey, tapscriptRoot)
-type GroupKeyReveal struct {
+// GroupKeyReveal represents the data used to derive the adjusted key that
+// uniquely identifies an asset group.
+type GroupKeyReveal interface {
+	// RawKey returns the raw key of the group key reveal.
+	RawKey() SerializedKey
+
+	// SetRawKey sets the raw key of the group key reveal.
+	SetRawKey(SerializedKey)
+
+	// TapscriptRoot returns the tapscript root of the group key reveal.
+	TapscriptRoot() []byte
+
+	// SetTapscriptRoot sets the tapscript root of the group key reveal.
+	SetTapscriptRoot([]byte)
+
+	// GroupPubKey returns the group public key derived from the group key
+	// reveal.
+	GroupPubKey(assetID ID) (*btcec.PublicKey, error)
+}
+
+// GroupKeyRevealV0 is a version 0 group key reveal type for representing the
+// data used to derive the tweaked key used to identify an asset group. The
+// final tweaked key is the result of: TapTweak(groupInternalKey, tapscriptRoot)
+type GroupKeyRevealV0 struct {
 	// RawKey is the public key that is tweaked twice to derive the final
 	// tweaked group key. The final tweaked key is the result of:
 	// internalKey = rawKey + singleTweak * G
 	// tweakedGroupKey = TapTweak(internalKey, tapTweak)
-	RawKey SerializedKey
+	rawKey SerializedKey
 
 	// TapscriptRoot is the root of the Tapscript tree that commits to all
 	// script spend conditions for the group key. Instead of spending an
 	// asset, these scripts are used to define witnesses more complex than
 	// a Schnorr signature for reissuing assets. This is either empty/nil or
 	// a 32-byte hash.
-	TapscriptRoot []byte
+	tapscriptRoot []byte
 }
 
-// PendingGroupWitness specifies the asset group witness for an asset seedling
-// in an unsealed minting batch.
-type PendingGroupWitness struct {
-	GenID   ID
-	Witness wire.TxWitness
+// Ensure that GroupKeyRevealV0 implements the GroupKeyReveal interface.
+var _ GroupKeyReveal = (*GroupKeyRevealV0)(nil)
+
+// NewGroupKeyRevealV0 creates a new version 0 group key reveal instance.
+func NewGroupKeyRevealV0(rawKey SerializedKey,
+	tapscriptRoot []byte) GroupKeyReveal {
+
+	return &GroupKeyRevealV0{
+		rawKey:        rawKey,
+		tapscriptRoot: tapscriptRoot,
+	}
+}
+
+// RawKey returns the raw key of the group key reveal.
+func (g *GroupKeyRevealV0) RawKey() SerializedKey {
+	return g.rawKey
+}
+
+// SetRawKey sets the raw key of the group key reveal.
+func (g *GroupKeyRevealV0) SetRawKey(rawKey SerializedKey) {
+	g.rawKey = rawKey
+}
+
+// TapscriptRoot returns the tapscript root of the group key reveal.
+func (g *GroupKeyRevealV0) TapscriptRoot() []byte {
+	return g.tapscriptRoot
+}
+
+// SetTapscriptRoot sets the tapscript root of the group key reveal.
+func (g *GroupKeyRevealV0) SetTapscriptRoot(tapscriptRoot []byte) {
+	g.tapscriptRoot = tapscriptRoot
 }
 
 // GroupPubKey returns the group public key derived from the group key reveal.
-func (g *GroupKeyReveal) GroupPubKey(assetID ID) (*btcec.PublicKey, error) {
-	rawKey, err := g.RawKey.ToPubKey()
+func (g *GroupKeyRevealV0) GroupPubKey(assetID ID) (*btcec.PublicKey, error) {
+	rawKey, err := g.RawKey().ToPubKey()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("group reveal raw key invalid: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return GroupPubKey(rawKey, assetID[:], g.TapscriptRoot)
+	return GroupPubKeyV0(rawKey, assetID[:], g.TapscriptRoot())
 }
 
-// GroupPubKey derives a tweaked group key from a public key and two tweaks;
-// the single tweak is the asset ID of the group anchor asset, and the tapTweak
-// is the root of a tapscript tree that commits to script-based conditions for
-// reissuing assets as part of this asset group. The tweaked key is defined by:
+// GroupPubKeyV0 derives a version 0 tweaked group key from a public key and two
+// tweaks; the single tweak is the asset ID of the group anchor asset, and the
+// tapTweak is the root of a tapscript tree that commits to script-based
+// conditions for reissuing assets as part of this asset group. The tweaked key
+// is defined by:
 //
 //	internalKey = rawKey + singleTweak * G
 //	tweakedGroupKey = TapTweak(internalKey, tapTweak)
-func GroupPubKey(rawKey *btcec.PublicKey, singleTweak, tapTweak []byte) (
+func GroupPubKeyV0(rawKey *btcec.PublicKey, singleTweak, tapTweak []byte) (
 	*btcec.PublicKey, error) {
 
 	if len(singleTweak) != sha256.Size {
@@ -1371,7 +1418,7 @@ func (req *GroupKeyRequest) BuildGroupVirtualTx(genBuilder GenesisTxBuilder) (
 	// Compute the tweaked group key and set it in the asset before
 	// creating the virtual minting transaction.
 	genesisTweak := req.AnchorGen.ID()
-	tweakedGroupKey, err := GroupPubKey(
+	tweakedGroupKey, err := GroupPubKeyV0(
 		req.RawKey.PubKey, genesisTweak[:], req.TapscriptRoot,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1491,6 +1538,13 @@ func DeriveGroupKey(genSigner GenesisSigner, genTx GroupVirtualTx,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// PendingGroupWitness specifies the asset group witness for an asset seedling
+// in an unsealed minting batch.
+type PendingGroupWitness struct {
+	GenID   ID
+	Witness wire.TxWitness
+}
+
 // Asset represents a Taproot asset.
 type Asset struct {
 	// Version is the Taproot Asset version of the asset.
diff --git a/asset/asset_test.go b/asset/asset_test.go
index 449e08be8..44f37fc69 100644
--- a/asset/asset_test.go
+++ b/asset/asset_test.go
@@ -920,10 +920,10 @@ func TestAssetGroupKey(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Group key tweaking should fail when given invalid tweaks.
 	badTweak := test.RandBytes(33)
-	_, err = GroupPubKey(groupPub, badTweak, badTweak)
+	_, err = GroupPubKeyV0(groupPub, badTweak, badTweak)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
-	_, err = GroupPubKey(groupPub, groupTweak[:], badTweak)
+	_, err = GroupPubKeyV0(groupPub, groupTweak[:], badTweak)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 }
 
diff --git a/asset/mock.go b/asset/mock.go
index 7fc688aed..3b15651b6 100644
--- a/asset/mock.go
+++ b/asset/mock.go
@@ -971,13 +971,14 @@ func (tgr *TestGenesisReveal) ToGenesisReveal(t testing.TB) *Genesis {
 }
 
 func NewTestFromGroupKeyReveal(t testing.TB,
-	gkr *GroupKeyReveal) *TestGroupKeyReveal {
+	gkr GroupKeyReveal) *TestGroupKeyReveal {
 
 	t.Helper()
 
+	rawKey := gkr.RawKey()
 	return &TestGroupKeyReveal{
-		RawKey:        hex.EncodeToString(gkr.RawKey[:]),
-		TapscriptRoot: hex.EncodeToString(gkr.TapscriptRoot),
+		RawKey:        hex.EncodeToString(rawKey[:]),
+		TapscriptRoot: hex.EncodeToString(gkr.TapscriptRoot()),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -986,15 +987,12 @@ type TestGroupKeyReveal struct {
 	TapscriptRoot string `json:"tapscript_root"`
 }
 
-func (tgkr *TestGroupKeyReveal) ToGroupKeyReveal(t testing.TB) *GroupKeyReveal {
+func (tgkr *TestGroupKeyReveal) ToGroupKeyReveal(t testing.TB) GroupKeyReveal {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	rawKey := test.ParsePubKey(t, tgkr.RawKey)
 	tapscriptRoot, err := hex.DecodeString(tgkr.TapscriptRoot)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	return &GroupKeyReveal{
-		RawKey:        ToSerialized(rawKey),
-		TapscriptRoot: tapscriptRoot,
-	}
+	return NewGroupKeyRevealV0(ToSerialized(rawKey), tapscriptRoot)
 }
diff --git a/itest/assertions.go b/itest/assertions.go
index 5638bbad8..ca8b4042d 100644
--- a/itest/assertions.go
+++ b/itest/assertions.go
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ func AssertGroupAnchor(t *testing.T, anchorGen *asset.Genesis,
 
 	// TODO(jhb): add tapscript root support
 	anchorTweak := anchorGen.ID()
-	computedGroupPubKey, err := asset.GroupPubKey(
+	computedGroupPubKey, err := asset.GroupPubKeyV0(
 		internalPubKey, anchorTweak[:], nil,
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/proof/encoding.go b/proof/encoding.go
index 2630dd5ea..342e3a6a3 100644
--- a/proof/encoding.go
+++ b/proof/encoding.go
@@ -467,13 +467,13 @@ func GenesisRevealDecoder(r io.Reader, val any, buf *[8]byte, l uint64) error {
 }
 
 func GroupKeyRevealEncoder(w io.Writer, val any, buf *[8]byte) error {
-	if t, ok := val.(**asset.GroupKeyReveal); ok {
-		key := &(*t).RawKey
-		if err := asset.SerializedKeyEncoder(w, key, buf); err != nil {
+	if t, ok := val.(*asset.GroupKeyReveal); ok {
+		key := (*t).RawKey()
+		if err := asset.SerializedKeyEncoder(w, &key, buf); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		root := &(*t).TapscriptRoot
-		return tlv.EVarBytes(w, root, buf)
+		root := (*t).TapscriptRoot()
+		return tlv.EVarBytes(w, &root, buf)
 	}
 
 	return tlv.NewTypeForEncodingErr(val, "GroupKeyReveal")
@@ -489,20 +489,22 @@ func GroupKeyRevealDecoder(r io.Reader, val any, buf *[8]byte, l uint64) error {
 			ErrProofInvalid)
 	}
 
-	if typ, ok := val.(**asset.GroupKeyReveal); ok {
-		var reveal asset.GroupKeyReveal
+	if typ, ok := val.(*asset.GroupKeyReveal); ok {
+		var rawKey asset.SerializedKey
 		err := asset.SerializedKeyDecoder(
-			r, &reveal.RawKey, buf, btcec.PubKeyBytesLenCompressed,
+			r, &rawKey, buf, btcec.PubKeyBytesLenCompressed,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		remaining := l - btcec.PubKeyBytesLenCompressed
-		err = tlv.DVarBytes(r, &reveal.TapscriptRoot, buf, remaining)
+		var tapscriptRoot []byte
+		err = tlv.DVarBytes(r, &tapscriptRoot, buf, remaining)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		*typ = &reveal
+
+		*typ = asset.NewGroupKeyRevealV0(rawKey, tapscriptRoot)
 		return nil
 	}
 	return tlv.NewTypeForEncodingErr(val, "GroupKeyReveal")
diff --git a/proof/mint.go b/proof/mint.go
index 3d1db2aef..e77d3b9c5 100644
--- a/proof/mint.go
+++ b/proof/mint.go
@@ -388,12 +388,11 @@ func committedProofs(baseProof *Proof, tapTreeRoot *commitment.TapCommitment,
 
 			err := groupAnchorVerifier(&newAsset.Genesis, groupKey)
 			if err == nil {
-				groupReveal := &asset.GroupKeyReveal{
-					RawKey: asset.ToSerialized(
-						groupKey.RawKey.PubKey,
-					),
-					TapscriptRoot: groupKey.TapscriptRoot,
-				}
+				rawKey := asset.ToSerialized(
+					groupKey.RawKey.PubKey,
+				)
+				groupReveal := asset.NewGroupKeyRevealV0(
+					rawKey, groupKey.TapscriptRoot)
 				assetProof.GroupKeyReveal = groupReveal
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/proof/mock.go b/proof/mock.go
index 41fbb5893..71bea49a4 100644
--- a/proof/mock.go
+++ b/proof/mock.go
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ func RandProof(t testing.TB, genesis asset.Genesis,
 		t, genesis, 1, 0, 0, tweakedScriptKey, nil,
 	)
 	groupKey := asset.RandGroupKey(t, genesis, protoAsset)
-	groupReveal := asset.GroupKeyReveal{
-		RawKey:        asset.ToSerialized(&groupKey.GroupPubKey),
-		TapscriptRoot: test.RandBytes(32),
-	}
+	groupReveal := asset.NewGroupKeyRevealV0(
+		asset.ToSerialized(&groupKey.GroupPubKey),
+		test.RandBytes(32),
+	)
 
 	amount := uint64(1)
 	mintCommitment, assets, err := commitment.Mint(
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func RandProof(t testing.TB, genesis asset.Genesis,
 		},
 		ChallengeWitness: wire.TxWitness{[]byte("foo"), []byte("bar")},
 		GenesisReveal:    &genesis,
-		GroupKeyReveal:   &groupReveal,
+		GroupKeyReveal:   groupReveal,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/proof/proof.go b/proof/proof.go
index f6705d2fe..d893daebf 100644
--- a/proof/proof.go
+++ b/proof/proof.go
@@ -301,11 +301,13 @@ type Proof struct {
 	// re-derivation of the asset group key.
 	GenesisReveal *asset.Genesis
 
-	// GroupKeyReveal is an optional set of bytes that represent the public
-	// key and Tapscript root used to derive the final tweaked group key for
-	// the asset group. This field must be provided for issuance proofs of
-	// grouped assets.
-	GroupKeyReveal *asset.GroupKeyReveal
+	// GroupKeyReveal contains the data required to derive the final tweaked
+	// group key for an asset group.
+	//
+	// NOTE: This field is mandatory for the group anchor (i.e., the initial
+	// minting tranche of an asset group). Subsequent minting tranches
+	// require only a valid signature for the previously revealed group key.
+	GroupKeyReveal asset.GroupKeyReveal
 
 	// UnknownOddTypes is a map of unknown odd types that were encountered
 	// during decoding. This map is used to preserve unknown types that we
diff --git a/proof/proof_test.go b/proof/proof_test.go
index 09d3f9e2a..d1ce5c2c8 100644
--- a/proof/proof_test.go
+++ b/proof/proof_test.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func TestProofEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, IsSingleProof(nil))
 
 	// Test with a nil tapscript root in the group reveal.
-	proof.GroupKeyReveal.TapscriptRoot = nil
+	proof.GroupKeyReveal.SetTapscriptRoot(nil)
 	file, err = NewFile(V0, proof, proof)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	proof.AdditionalInputs = []File{*file, *file}
@@ -262,12 +262,10 @@ func genRandomGenesisWithProof(t testing.TB, assetType asset.Type,
 		asset.WithAssetVersion(assetVersion),
 	)
 	assetGroupKey := asset.RandGroupKey(t, assetGenesis, protoAsset)
-	groupKeyReveal := &asset.GroupKeyReveal{
-		RawKey: asset.ToSerialized(
-			assetGroupKey.RawKey.PubKey,
-		),
-		TapscriptRoot: assetGroupKey.TapscriptRoot,
-	}
+	groupKeyReveal := asset.NewGroupKeyRevealV0(
+		asset.ToSerialized(assetGroupKey.RawKey.PubKey),
+		assetGroupKey.TapscriptRoot,
+	)
 
 	if groupRevealMutator != nil {
 		groupRevealMutator(groupKeyReveal)
@@ -362,7 +360,7 @@ func genRandomGenesisWithProof(t testing.TB, assetType asset.Type,
 
 type genMutator func(*asset.Genesis)
 
-type groupRevealMutator func(*asset.GroupKeyReveal)
+type groupRevealMutator func(asset.GroupKeyReveal)
 
 type genRevealMutator func(*asset.Genesis) *asset.Genesis
 
@@ -557,8 +555,10 @@ func TestGenesisProofVerification(t *testing.T) {
 			name:       "group key reveal invalid key",
 			assetType:  asset.Collectible,
 			noMetaHash: true,
-			groupRevealMutator: func(gkr *asset.GroupKeyReveal) {
-				gkr.RawKey[0] = 0x01
+			groupRevealMutator: func(gkr asset.GroupKeyReveal) {
+				rawKey := gkr.RawKey()
+				rawKey[0] = 0x01
+				gkr.SetRawKey(rawKey)
 			},
 			expectedErr: secp256k1.ErrPubKeyInvalidFormat,
 		},
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ func TestGenesisProofVerification(t *testing.T) {
 			assetType:  asset.Normal,
 			amount:     &amount,
 			noMetaHash: true,
-			groupRevealMutator: func(gkr *asset.GroupKeyReveal) {
-				gkr.TapscriptRoot = test.RandBytes(32)
+			groupRevealMutator: func(gkr asset.GroupKeyReveal) {
+				gkr.SetTapscriptRoot(test.RandBytes(32))
 			},
 			expectedErr: ErrGroupKeyRevealMismatch,
 		},
diff --git a/proof/records.go b/proof/records.go
index 4cccfd620..1bd5e7584 100644
--- a/proof/records.go
+++ b/proof/records.go
@@ -378,14 +378,14 @@ func GenesisRevealRecord(genesis **asset.Genesis) tlv.Record {
 	)
 }
 
-func GroupKeyRevealRecord(reveal **asset.GroupKeyReveal) tlv.Record {
+func GroupKeyRevealRecord(reveal *asset.GroupKeyReveal) tlv.Record {
 	recordSize := func() uint64 {
 		if reveal == nil || *reveal == nil {
 			return 0
 		}
 		r := *reveal
 		return uint64(
-			btcec.PubKeyBytesLenCompressed + len(r.TapscriptRoot),
+			btcec.PubKeyBytesLenCompressed + len(r.TapscriptRoot()),
 		)
 	}
 	return tlv.MakeDynamicRecord(
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 3ab48bab7..545c974f8 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -1818,9 +1818,10 @@ func (r *rpcServer) marshalProof(ctx context.Context, p *proof.Proof,
 
 	var GroupKeyReveal taprpc.GroupKeyReveal
 	if rpcGroupKey != nil {
+		rawKey := rpcGroupKey.RawKey()
 		GroupKeyReveal = taprpc.GroupKeyReveal{
-			RawGroupKey:   rpcGroupKey.RawKey[:],
-			TapscriptRoot: rpcGroupKey.TapscriptRoot,
+			RawGroupKey:   rawKey[:],
+			TapscriptRoot: rpcGroupKey.TapscriptRoot(),
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tapdb/universe.go b/tapdb/universe.go
index 11e174db7..e0de02b73 100644
--- a/tapdb/universe.go
+++ b/tapdb/universe.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func upsertAssetGen(ctx context.Context, db UpsertAssetStore,
 		// key.
 		if genesisProof.GroupKeyReveal != nil {
 			reveal := genesisProof.GroupKeyReveal
-			rawKey, err := reveal.RawKey.ToPubKey()
+			rawKey, err := reveal.RawKey().ToPubKey()
 			if err != nil {
 				return 0, err
 			}
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func upsertAssetGen(ctx context.Context, db UpsertAssetStore,
 			fullGroupKey.RawKey = keychain.KeyDescriptor{
 				PubKey: rawKey,
 			}
-			fullGroupKey.TapscriptRoot = reveal.TapscriptRoot
+			fullGroupKey.TapscriptRoot = reveal.TapscriptRoot()
 		}
 		_, err = upsertGroupKey(
 			ctx, fullGroupKey, db, genPointID, genAssetID,
diff --git a/tapdb/universe_test.go b/tapdb/universe_test.go
index 11f13a958..65e3a4d6b 100644
--- a/tapdb/universe_test.go
+++ b/tapdb/universe_test.go
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ func randMintingLeaf(t *testing.T, assetGen asset.Genesis,
 
 		leaf.GroupKey = assetGroupKey
 		randProof.Asset.GroupKey = assetGroupKey
-		randProof.GroupKeyReveal = &asset.GroupKeyReveal{
-			RawKey: asset.ToSerialized(groupKey),
-		}
+		randProof.GroupKeyReveal = asset.NewGroupKeyRevealV0(
+			asset.ToSerialized(groupKey), nil,
+		)
 	}
 
 	leaf.Asset = &randProof.Asset
diff --git a/tapgarden/caretaker.go b/tapgarden/caretaker.go
index a3434f3a1..6968251f0 100644
--- a/tapgarden/caretaker.go
+++ b/tapgarden/caretaker.go
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ func GenRawGroupAnchorVerifier(ctx context.Context) func(*asset.Genesis,
 		groupAnchor, err := groupAnchors.Get(assetGroupKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			singleTweak := gen.ID()
-			tweakedGroupKey, err := asset.GroupPubKey(
+			tweakedGroupKey, err := asset.GroupPubKeyV0(
 				groupKey.RawKey.PubKey, singleTweak[:],
 				groupKey.TapscriptRoot,
 			)